I am a Licensed and Registered Veterinary Technician with over 20 years of experience in the veterinary field. I recently finished my Masters of Business Administration and hold a certification of Professional in Human Resources. I achieved my Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency Critical Care in September 2013. My experience includes working in several types of practices. The most recent were Hospital Manager for Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists, the largest referral and emergency center in Wisconsin, and Practice Consultant for Success Strategies Veterinary Consulting. You could say veterinary medicine is my life!
Current Professional Activities
- Professional of Human Resources (Society for Human Resource Management)
- VSPN Moderator
- Provide consulting services including marketing, technical training, pricing, inventory management, budgeting, customer service training and human resources support.
- Available for short term technical relief around the country.
- Writing a book on veterinary pricing
- Working on a second edition of Meet in the Middle, my guide to veterinary middle management.
Past Professional Activities
- Hospital manager for Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Milwaukee, WI.
- Speaker at several regional conferences as well as one in Australia.
Marital Status
- I have been married for 4 years to a very tolerant and amazing man. He shares my love of veterinary medicine and currently works for a busy 5 doctor practice in Oak Creek, WI. He has supported my recent quest for a veterinary technician specialty, my book, and my MBA all at the same time.
Children
- I have a precocious daughter named Israel Quinn.
Pets
Hobbies
- I am an artist in my spare time. I love writing and illustrating children’s books.
- I am an avid equine pyrographer (wood burning).
- I am also an equestrian. I ride English and I have recently entered the world of three day eventing.
- I have become a fair weather runner. I am planning to run a half marathon if I can motivate myself to run in these subzero Wisconsin temperatures.
Favorite Quote
- “If what you have done yesterday still seems big to you, you haven’t done much today.” Mikhail Gorbechav
What I like most about VIN & VSPN
- Where else can you find the very best and the brightest of a profession at your fingertips? Not even conferences have the who’s who that is gathered in our community.